Some factors can affect how easily a woman ovulates, gets pregnant, or delivers a child. A lack of access to sexual and reproductive health srh care is the leading cause of morbidity and. The purpose of this thesis is to examine factors that may affect rural haitian womens choice in utilizing family planning services by using the social ecological framework as a guide. Cultural factors that affect sexual and reproductive health in malawi thomas bisika commentary j fam plann reprod health care 2008. Reproductive health is determined not only by the quality and availability of health care, but also by socioeconomic development levels and womens position in society. Social determinants and eliminating disparities in teen. Knowledge factors positively affect access to sexual reproductive health services with. To determine relevant factors affecting the utilization of fp services among women living with hiv and provide recommendations to. Ovaries in females and testicles in males are reproductive organs, or gonads, that maintain health of their respective systems.
However, to date there has been very limited research on health careseeking practices among married adolescents in nepal. Factors influencing women s reproductive health nasrin zahan lecturer of applied sociology, asa university bangladesh, bangladesh abstract women in the developing countries are often found in poor health and overburdened with work. Developing a research proposal, for instance, respon dent knowledge of fertility control practices, a factor that may be. Therefore, factors affecting drone health and reproductive competency may directly affect queen fitness and longevity, having great implications at the colony level. The sociocultural factors influencing the ultilization of. Dec 11, 2017 maternal mortality ratio in nigeria is among the highest in the world with an estimated 160 women dying every day of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. We assessed factors associated with better hrqol in perinatally hiv infected adolescents in. Reproductive health and lifestyle factors associated with.
As men age, testosterone levels begin to decrease and hypogonadism results. Factors affecting the use of maternal and child health. But these issues have not received consistent broader consideration, and action to bring about any substantial change has been slow or superficial. Together with efforts to end child marriage, it is essential to provide adequate health care to already married adolescents. Request pdf factors influencing womens reproductive health women in the developing countries are often found in poor health and overburdened with work. Identifying potentially modifiable factors associated.
This study concludes that mens education and attitude, knowledge, and awareness, sociocultural factors, psychological factors, heath system factors, and policies play important roles. The major barrier in the villages of dang district was the inexistence of proper transport facilities. The provision of emergency obstetric care emoc, including caesarean section cs. In the casecontrol study of adolescent pregnancy example 2. Sexual and reproductive health challenges facing young people. Sep 12, 2019 therefore, factors affecting drone health and reproductive competency may directly affect queen fitness and longevity, having great implications at the colony level. Reproductive health refers to the condition of male and female reproductive systems during all life stages. Contraceptive utilization and associated factors among women. The health determinants affect a wide range of health issues and qualityoflife outcomes and risks. Selected sociocultural factors do not influence reproductive health service information among the youth in korogocho. Sociocultural and religious factors restricted youths from consuming some reproductive. Reproductive health service information is not being disseminated by health providers in korogocho. For many countries, this concern has been driven by the high prevalence of hivaids among young people. Social health determinants include a persons age and the environment in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, and worship.
Risk and protective factors affecting adolescent reproductive. Factors affecting the achievement of fertility intentions in. Jegede, 1999, in his study of sociocultural factors influencing therapeutic choice have identified age, education, occupation, religion, kin group influence and ethnicity as the determinant factors to use of health services. In islamic societies, issues related to sexual and reproductive health srh are rarely discussed and considered sensitive subjects. Who risk and protective factors affecting adolescent. Over the past decade, adolescent sexual and reproductive health concerns have increasingly been on national agendas. Factors related to contraceptive use the tables below list the risk r and protective p factors that were found to be statistically significant p pdf factors influencing womens reproductive health women in the developing countries are often found in poor health and overburdened with. Reproductive health for the 21st century introduction the ability to control ones own reproduction encompasses the desire not only to have children but also to have them at a time and in a manner that best ensures their future health, both physical and mental. Lifestyle factors can be modified to enhance overall wellbeing and they are ultimately under ones own control.
Naturalism and the anthropological perspectives on understanding culture health beliefs and practices. Pdf factors influencing access to reproductive health. Adolescents reproductive health knowledge, choices and factors affecting reproductive health choices. Community based crosssectional study was conducted. Cultural factors that affect sexual and reproductive. Reproductive health national institute of environmental. To asses information dissemination on reproductive health services by health providers in korogocho. Factors influencing male participation in reproductive health. Structural factors affecting choice of health care some of the challenges and barriers young pregnant women had to deal with were not particular for adolescents.
Utilization of youth reproductive health services and. Factors influencing sexual and reproductive health of muslim. Factors influencing male participation in reproductive. In addition to appropriate management of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, preventing unwanted pregnancies is an effective way to reduce maternal deaths.
Factors influencing sexual and reproductive health of. Factors influencing the use of reproductive health care. Although, some factors hinder mens involvement in mch and reproductive health in community level, the feeling of responsibility, education and positive attitude motivates mens involvement in reproductive health activities. May 11, 2015 a series of complex psychological, sociological, and political factors has led to unparalled changes in our society in the last twentyfive years and has given rise to the decision of many to delay childbearing, thus altering the reproductive life patterns familiar to their parents and the thirty thousand generations before them. Community based crosssectional study was conducted from march to april, 2015 in southern. The factors that can influence the degree of male participation in reproductive health can vary from several perspectives in which individual live and interact. Women in their late 30s and older are generally less fertile than women in their early 20s. Health facility and provider factors on youth reproductive health service utilization among high school students, bahir dar town, june 20.
Thus, assessing status and factors affecting contraceptive utilization among women of reproductive age group was found key step for program improvement. Reproductive health is not merely the absence of disease or disorders of the reproductive process, but rather it is a condition in which the reproductive process is accomplished in a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing. They play a key role in determining reproductive health and can positively or negatively influence fertility. The significant behavioral and ideational correlates revealed by the unadjusted results were spousal communication about. Fertility peaks and then decreases over time in both men and women, thus the reproductive timeline may be one aspect to consider when determining the ideal time to start a family. Attributionnoncommercial cc bync license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon work noncommercially, and. Variables % youth reproductive health services hours are inconvenience 31. To address the reproductive health problems among this group using nonjudgmental approach and encouraging their involvement in program designing and implementations is important. With increased survival of perinatally hiv infected adolescents due to antiretroviral therapy art, the focus of hiv care has shifted to healthrelated quality of life hrqol as a measure of disease progression, effects of art comorbidity and prognosis. Factors affecting the reproductive health of honey bee apis. Risk and protective factors affecting adolescent reproductive health in developing countries department of child and adolescent health and development family and community health world health organization, geneva an analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health literature from around the world. Factors influencing sexual and reproductive health of muslim women.
Factors influencing womens reproductive health request pdf. Factors affecting the reproductive health of honey bee. Mar 31, 2020 there are various factors that can affect reproductive system health in both males and females. Mainly womens health status is affected by complex biological, social and cultural factors which are interrelated and can only be addressed ia comprehensive manner. This study was conducted because of paucity in information on the factors influencing access to and utilization of reproductive health services rhs among adolescents in. Several environmental and inhive conditions can affect the quality and viability of drones in general and their sperm in particular. However, if testosterone is used to treat hypogonadism. Sociocultural influences on the reproductive health of. Factors influencing access to sexual reproductive health. Knowledge factors were found to affect access of srh services. Oct 23, 2018 as per our research, male involvement in reproductive health is linked with societal and health system dynamics.
Psychological factors affecting fertility christiane. We conducted focus groups discussions with adolescents and individual. Factors influencing womens reproductive health abc journal of advanced research, 3, 3846. Questionnaire design reproductive health series module 4. In ghana, adolescents constitute about a quarter of the total. Cultural factors that affect sexual and reproductive health. Recognizing the impact alexis armenakis, msiv university of california san francisco and child family health international san francisco, ca 2007 christie kiefer, phd university of california, san francisco prepared as part of an education project of the.
Interestingly, one of the top factors that was found to be closely associated with reproductive performance was the amount of bunkspace per cow in the breeding pen. This study was designed to look into demographic, economic, cultural, health factors and the knowledge, attitude and practices influencing the access to sexual reproductive health srh. Printed in switzerland who library cataloguinginpublication data blum, robert w. Reproductive health significantly influences the overall health of individuals. Sociocultural factors influencing access to reproductive. Jul 16, 20 lifestyle factors can be modified to enhance overall wellbeing and they are ultimately under ones own control. Risk and protective factors affecting adolescent reproductive health in developing countries r. Pdf factors influencing womens reproductive health. Methodology the study employed the community as its unit of analysis.
Contraceptive utilization and associated factors among. This article is is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercial 4. Factors related to contraceptive use the tables below list the risk r and protective p factors that were found to be statistically significant p factors affecting utilisation of family planning services among women of reproductive age, in padibe town council lamwo district. Adolescents reproductive health knowledge, choices and. Risk and protective factors affecting adolescent reproductive health in developing countries s ummary 4 research findings table 4. Female migrants risk behaviours, as well as their access to reproductive health services, are influenced significantly by sociocultural factors. The unadjusted logistic regression results table 2 show that the sociodemographic variables most strongly associated with achievement of fertility intentions were parity, age, religion, city of residence, education, and wealth quintile. Jan 24, 2018 since the researchers were interested in exploring the adolescents knowledge on reproductive health services and choices, factors affecting their reproductive health choices, and how these choices affects their lives, the narrative approach was deemed appropriate.
This presentation will introduce you to the basics of female reproductive health disorders and the potential role that the environment may play in the development of these disorders. Child marriage is associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes, and the practice is still alarmingly common. These systems are made of organs and hormoneproducing glands, including the pituitary gland in the brain. Factors affecting contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in northern jordan. The death of women from pregnancyrelated causes is a serious challenge that international development initiatives, including the millennium development goals, have been trying to redress for decades. The majority of these pregnancyrelated deaths occur in developing countries especially in subsaharan africa. Some medical issues that may compromise the health of the male reproductive system include epididymitis, testicular torsion, and cancer involving the penis or testicles. Factors affecting the achievement of fertility intentions. To date, the connection between sociocultural factors and sexual and reproductive health has received little attention in the vietnamese context. World health organization be liable for damages arising from its use. Having knowledge on reproductive health, puberty and sexuality and the consequence of sexual and reproductive behavior helps adolescents and. Though contraceptive utilization has comprehensive benefit for women, it was one of underutilized public intervention in ethiopia and in the study area. In other countries, a central concern has been early childbearing. Several challenges contributed to low uptake of family planning services in hiv positive women.